Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 27 December 1950
Aircraft Type: Lisunov Li-2
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Uzbekistan
Registration Number: CCCP-L4003
Location: Mynzhilki –
ÿ Kazakhstan
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8
Component Affected: Li-2 aircraftLi-2 aircraft
Category: Accident
An Li-2 operated an aerial survey training flight from Tashkent-Yuzhny to Turkestan, but experienced a significant deviation due to strong wind drift. The aircraft strayed off course by approximately 72 km, impacting the slope of Mount Mynzhilgi (Bessaz) in the Karatau range, Southern Kazakhstan.An Li-2 operated an aerial survey training flight from Tashkent-Yuzhny to Turkestan, but experienced a significant deviation due to strong wind drift. The aircraft strayed off course by approximately 72 km, impacting the slope of Mount Mynzhilgi (Bessaz) in the Karatau range, Southern Kazakhstan.
Description
The Li-2 operated on an aerial survey training flight from Tashkent-Yuzhny. After a technical stop at Dzhusaly the aircraft headed for Turkestan, but the crew members were not aware of the strong wind drift which caused the aircraft to stray off course to the left by 72 km. The aircraft impacted the slope of Mount Mynzhilgi (Bessaz) in the Karatau range (Southern Kazakhstan region) at 2,050 metres (126 metres below the summit).
Source of Information
http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=719http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=719Primary Cause
Strong wind drift caused by a significant deviation in wind direction.Strong wind drift caused by a significant deviation in wind direction.Share on:
